Effects of hand proximity and movement direction in spatial and temporal gap discrimination

Previous research on the interplay between static manual postures and visual attention revealed enhanced visual selection near the hands (near-hand effect). During active movements there is also superior visual performance when moving towards compared to away from the stimulus (direction effect). Th...

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Main Authors: Michael Wiemers, Martin H Fischer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2016.01930/full